Brojeslov
Australian looking for information about Philippines
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Registration: 17 December 2023
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ACR confusion by Brojeslov
Everything i've read online says I need an ACR card to stay in Philippines beyond 59 days (30 days visa free plus 29 day visa waiver) but a dude at Cebu immigration office has just told me I only need an ACR if I intend staying beyond 89 days (30 ...
@Andy_1963 Thanks for your response. It's confusing but I did find one reference on a government website to exactly what the guy was telling me - you only need an ACR if intending another visa extension after your 1st visa extension. That's why your ... Read More
ACR confusion
Everything i've read online says I need an ACR card to stay in Philippines beyond 59 days (30 days visa free plus 29 day visa waiver) but a dude at Cebu immigration office has just told me I only need an ACR if I intend staying beyond 89 days (30 ... Read More
Island of Cebu by piattepye
I am looking into a decent area to live in Cebu, not in the center of the city, the outskirts of the city and rest of the Island of Cebu is okay. I have to be near good medical for monthly checkups just to monitor health issue and decent housing or ...
Check out Minglanilla to the south. It's seaside with some nice new developments. Far enough from the centre not to have the same traffic issues but close enough to be connected via jeepneys Read More
Nigi Nigi Noo Noos & Noo Noo Noo's by Lotus Eater
Just heard from our very own roving reporter in the Philippines (AKA Cherryann) who is currently on location with his new gorgeous Filipina GF in Boracay.Unfortunaley its sad news. Well kind of. The renowned beach bar Nigi Nigi Noos + Noo Noo's ...
@Lotus Eater El Nido is well and truly touristed out. You go to the beautiful hidden beach and, yes, it is beautiful but you’re there with 12 other tour boats and 300 other tourists. Jostled amongst us were the so-called private tours, for ... Read More
Nigi Nigi Noo Noos & Noo Noo Noo's by Lotus Eater
Just heard from our very own roving reporter in the Philippines (AKA Cherryann) who is currently on location with his new gorgeous Filipina GF in Boracay.Unfortunaley its sad news. Well kind of. The renowned beach bar Nigi Nigi Noos + Noo Noo's ...
@Cherryann01 May I ask how many westerners are there? When I was in Boracay earlier in the year the number of westerners was low, maybe 1/3 of visitors or less, and much lower than my previous trip (2023) when it was definitely more like 2/3. I was ... Read More
Nigi Nigi Noo Noos & Noo Noo Noo's by Lotus Eater
Just heard from our very own roving reporter in the Philippines (AKA Cherryann) who is currently on location with his new gorgeous Filipina GF in Boracay.Unfortunaley its sad news. Well kind of. The renowned beach bar Nigi Nigi Noos + Noo Noo's ...
Nothing endures except change! I was in El Nido, Palawan last week and Sava, my favourite beach bar, was always easy to find because it was opposite the sunken yacht on the main beach - only the sunken yacht has been removed Read More
WISE Pilipinas by danfinn
I think this is relatively new. The WISE let's you register with a Philippine address and phone number. I had been a WISE USA customer and recently changed my WISE to a Philippine address. Doing that, they cancelled my USA VISA debit card and ...
I transfer funds from Australia to Philippines using WISE and it is almost always pretty much instantaneous but every now and then it takes up to 72 hours so you learn not to rely on speedy transactions. Otherwise I find WISE very good in terms of ... Read More
WISE Pilipinas by danfinn
I think this is relatively new. The WISE let's you register with a Philippine address and phone number. I had been a WISE USA customer and recently changed my WISE to a Philippine address. Doing that, they cancelled my USA VISA debit card and ...
I’m always surprised (and suspicious) when a financial institution does something to make life easier but this seems a very welcome development particularly if the domestic ATM charge applies Read More
Hello there, Kamusta! by deanknowles
Gday all, Dean here from Australia (Tasmania). I started international travel rather late, with one trip to Thailand in 2010. After another 10 years of no travel, I discovered the Philippines and have made 10 trips in the last 4 years! I am not ...
Welcome Dean. I’m from Canberra where I still have family but spend most of my time in the Philippines now. All the best, Luke Read More
Deportation Philippines by comprive
I am almost living 20 years in the Philippines and I had a case in the Netherlands based on a charge 23 years ago. Here I have no bad records.The bureau of Immigration Philippines made a charge sheet and deportation order. (WLO)The case in the ...
@comprive As someone who's been a public servant on many occasions I can say that trying to hurry bureaucracy up doesn't always end well. If your current status is unimpeded let them consider it at their leisure, hopefully forever. No decision may ... Read More
Filipino Gang Life by Cherryann01
For any of you who have access and are interested in this subject. i recently watched a programme on the BBC about Filipino Gang Life in Manila with Ashley Cain a former football player and found it very interesting. In the programme he talks to ...
As an aside, I was told by someone who ought to know that Filipinos in the US prison system are welcome in the Aryan Brotherhood, an ultra-violent prison gang otherwise restricted to Caucasians. This is due to Filipinos being respected as reliable ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
I got this from an article on Newsweek from a few days ago: “According to estimates by the World Travel & Tourism Council, international visitor spending in the U.S. is expected to fall below $169 billion this year, down from $181 billion ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@danfinn Thanks for the info re: ICE v CBP. Yes, I've only ever interacted with them at the border so that would be CBP. There is a saying in professional standards, "if you unleash the dog it bites everybody" meaning if you tolerate staff choosing ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@danfinn In Australia border control officers are required by law to treat people with respect and courtesy and if they don't and there is a complaint it will be investigated and they can be punished. Of course no system is perfect but the behaviour ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@danfinnI've witnessed US immigration be unprofessional in their rudeness and hostility, not to me but to others and there's never any call for that. Passengers are powerless and even the bad ones should be treated politely and with respect. It's a ... Read More